Diaz: Perceived personal flaws in neurodivergent individuals are often unrecognized strengths
Diva Diaz · Interesting Point of View That You Have This Point of View · Sep 18, 2023 · at 3:21
Diva Diaz, an Access Consciousness facilitator working with neurodivergent founders, discusses reframing past personal struggles with autism and ADHD into functional advantages.
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“A lot of the things that I thought were Wrong with me in the past actually were always some kind of skill or capacity that I had that was different and recognizing those things in hindsight and watching other people recognize those things in hindsight can be interesting. It's incredibly freeing.”
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